http://mmajunkie.comSoon after finishing off Frank Trigg with a first-round TKO at this past weekend’s UFC 103 event, Josh Koscheck said he’d like a fight with former longtime UFC welterweight contender Matt Hughes.

That declaration apparently came as a surprise to Hughes, who wrote about the Sept. 19 comments in a recent blog post on matt-hughes.com.

“I find Koscheck calling me out kind of interesting, and I actually don’t know why he is doing that,” Hughes wrote. “I was used to kids doing this when I was the champ, but as you know, I don’t have the belt now, and I’m puzzled as to why Koscheck wants to fight me and not the champion in the weight class.”

Entering UFC 103, Koscheck had suffered two losses (to Thiago Alves and UFC newcomer Paulo Thiago) in a three-fight span. And though he’s yet to fight for a UFC welterweight title, he didn’t call for one after the victory over Trigg.

Instead, he called for Hughes.

“I know there’s a guy who just signed a new contract, and his name is Matt Hughes,” Koscheck said at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. “I’ve been asking for that one for a long time … but I’ll fight anyone, anytime, anyplace.”

Hughes was perplexed by the statement, suggested it was an indication of Koscheck’s perceived immaturity, and said he doesn’t want the matchup.

“I have no interest in fighting Koscheck, and as he was showing everybody, he’s just a kid,” Hughes wrote. “As of yet, the UFC has never come to me and asked me to fight him.”

As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) reported last month, UFC president Dana White said he expects Hughes to return to the cage in early 2010. The future UFC Hall of Famer hasn’t competed since his unanimous-decision win over Matt Serra at UFC 98 in May.

Koscheck, though, isn’t the only fighter (or American Kickboxing Academy) fighter calling out Hughes. Koscheck’s AKA teammate Mike Swick, who was forced out of a UFC 103 No. 1 contender’s bout with Martin Kampmann, recently said he’d like to fight Hughes sometime in November.

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